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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1990

"ELEVEN LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO FOREIGN BANKS LAST YEAR, SEVEN OF THEM SINCE JUNE, MR LAN SAID.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR WAS ALSO MAKING SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURAL INVESTMENTS IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.

THESE INCLUDED THE $3 BILLION EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, THE $2 BILLION TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND THE $7.5 BILLION CONTAINER TERMINAL 7.

"THESE ARE LARGE INVESTMENT PROJECTS BY ANY STANDARD AND ILLUSTRATE THE LONG-TERM CONFIDENCE OF THE FOREIGN INVESTORS IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG, MR LAN SAID.

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EXPANSION AND REMOVAL OF IMMIGRATION OFFICES

THAT THE ROAD,

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) WEST KOWLOON RE-ENTRY PERMIT OFFICE AT FIRST FLOOR, 789 NATHAN KOWLOON WILL BE RENAMED THE WEST KOWLOON OFFICE FROM FEBRUARY 5.

FOR

"FROM THAT DAY, THE OFFICE WILL ALSO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS BRITISH PASSPORTS, HONG KONG CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY, EXTENSIONS OF ADDITION TO STAY, RE-ENTRY VISAS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION FACILITIES IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG RE-ENTRY PERMITS, FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

H A SPOKESMAN

VISIT BLOCK, KOWLOON- THE NEW HONG

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT ALSO FROM FEBRUARY 5, THE MACAU

RODNEY PERMIT OFFICE CURRENTLY SITUATED AT SECOND FLOOR, NEW QUEENSWAY AND THE CROSS BORDER PERMIT OFFICE AT SECOND FLOOR,

SRA TIN CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE,

WILL

TO BB REPROVISIONRD IMMIGRATION HEADQUARTERS AT 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WANCHAI TOWER II,

KONG.

"FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY CALL 8246111, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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